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Discipline name D-Index World Ranking Current World Ranking National Ranking Current National Ranking Publications Citations
Materials Science 61 6641 6416 111 106 149 20663
Chemistry 60 9530 8627 251 221 144 20250

Drew Higgins publications per year

The chart shows the history of publications by Drew Higgins between 2009 and 2025, highlighting the no. of papers published in each year and offering an overview of the publication velocity of this scholar. Drew Higgins published across 17 years, from 2009 to 2025, averaging 12.4 papers a year. Output peaked at 26 publications in 2025. 51 of the 210 publications appeared in the last two years.

No. of publications
5 10 15 20 25
Bar chart. Horizontal axis: year, 2009 to 2025. Vertical axis: number of publications, 0 to 26. Peak 26 publications in 2025. 2009: 1 publication 2010: 7 publications 2011: 9 publications 2012: 11 publications 2013: 14 publications 2014: 19 publications 2015: 15 publications 2016: 7 publications 2017: 7 publications 2018: 10 publications 2019: 10 publications 2020: 10 publications 2021: 14 publications 2022: 16 publications 2023: 9 publications 2024: 25 publications 2025: 26 publications
2009 2025

210 publications in total across all disciplines

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Drew Higgins: publications per year, 2009 to 2025
Year Publications
2009 1
2010 7
2011 9
2012 11
2013 14
2014 19
2015 15
2016 7
2017 7
2018 10
2019 10
2020 10
2021 14
2022 16
2023 9
2024 25
2025 26
Total 210
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Drew Higgins publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Drew Higgins sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600 800
Bar chart with 57 bars. Horizontal axis: publications, 50–69 to 1,163+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 891. Most scientists, 891, have 190–209 publications. The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more. The highlighted bar, 130–149 publications, is where this scientist sits. 50–69 publications: 28 scientists 70–89 publications: 152 scientists 90–109 publications: 356 scientists 110–129 publications: 487 scientists 130–149 publications: 723 scientists 150–169 publications: 835 scientists 170–189 publications: 850 scientists 190–209 publications: 891 scientists 210–229 publications: 862 scientists 230–249 publications: 766 scientists 250–269 publications: 726 scientists 270–289 publications: 665 scientists 290–309 publications: 593 scientists 310–329 publications: 537 scientists 330–349 publications: 477 scientists 350–369 publications: 440 scientists 370–389 publications: 356 scientists 390–409 publications: 321 scientists 410–429 publications: 256 scientists 430–449 publications: 246 scientists 450–469 publications: 216 scientists 470–489 publications: 212 scientists 490–509 publications: 174 scientists 510–529 publications: 194 scientists 530–549 publications: 162 scientists 550–569 publications: 131 scientists 570–589 publications: 111 scientists 590–609 publications: 103 scientists 610–629 publications: 99 scientists 630–649 publications: 77 scientists 650–669 publications: 92 scientists 670–689 publications: 56 scientists 690–709 publications: 53 scientists 710–729 publications: 53 scientists 730–749 publications: 38 scientists 750–769 publications: 52 scientists 770–789 publications: 43 scientists 790–809 publications: 38 scientists 810–829 publications: 34 scientists 830–849 publications: 25 scientists 850–869 publications: 18 scientists 870–889 publications: 20 scientists 890–909 publications: 24 scientists 910–929 publications: 27 scientists 930–949 publications: 20 scientists 950–969 publications: 17 scientists 970–989 publications: 10 scientists 990–1,009 publications: 16 scientists 1,010–1,029 publications: 13 scientists 1,030–1,049 publications: 12 scientists 1,050–1,069 publications: 9 scientists 1,070–1,089 publications: 8 scientists 1,090–1,109 publications: 7 scientists 1,110–1,129 publications: 9 scientists 1,130–1,149 publications: 2 scientists 1,150–1,162 publications: 5 scientists 1,163+ publications: 100 scientists
50–69 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 149 publications — 14th percentile

14% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by publication count, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
Publications Scientists This scientist
50–69 28
70–89 152
90–109 356
110–129 487
130–149 723 149
150–169 835
170–189 850
190–209 891
210–229 862
230–249 766
250–269 726
270–289 665
290–309 593
310–329 537
330–349 477
350–369 440
370–389 356
390–409 321
410–429 256
430–449 246
450–469 216
470–489 212
490–509 174
510–529 194
530–549 162
550–569 131
570–589 111
590–609 103
610–629 99
630–649 77
650–669 92
670–689 56
690–709 53
710–729 53
730–749 38
750–769 52
770–789 43
790–809 38
810–829 34
830–849 25
850–869 18
870–889 20
890–909 24
910–929 27
930–949 20
950–969 17
970–989 10
990–1,009 16
1,010–1,029 13
1,030–1,049 12
1,050–1,069 9
1,070–1,089 8
1,090–1,109 7
1,110–1,129 9
1,130–1,149 2
1,150–1,162 5
1,163+ 100
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Drew Higgins D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Drew Higgins sits on this spectrum.

No. of scientists
200 400 600
Bar chart with 64 bars. Horizontal axis: D-Index, 40–41 to 165+. Vertical axis: number of scientists, 0 to 667. Most scientists, 667, have 52–53 D-Index. The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more. The highlighted bar, 60–61 D-Index, is where this scientist sits. 40–41 D-Index: 211 scientists 42–43 D-Index: 450 scientists 44–45 D-Index: 612 scientists 46–47 D-Index: 612 scientists 48–49 D-Index: 598 scientists 50–51 D-Index: 657 scientists 52–53 D-Index: 667 scientists 54–55 D-Index: 621 scientists 56–57 D-Index: 597 scientists 58–59 D-Index: 610 scientists 60–61 D-Index: 587 scientists 62–63 D-Index: 606 scientists 64–65 D-Index: 533 scientists 66–67 D-Index: 490 scientists 68–69 D-Index: 469 scientists 70–71 D-Index: 378 scientists 72–73 D-Index: 421 scientists 74–75 D-Index: 359 scientists 76–77 D-Index: 323 scientists 78–79 D-Index: 299 scientists 80–81 D-Index: 230 scientists 82–83 D-Index: 210 scientists 84–85 D-Index: 195 scientists 86–87 D-Index: 203 scientists 88–89 D-Index: 175 scientists 90–91 D-Index: 175 scientists 92–93 D-Index: 142 scientists 94–95 D-Index: 121 scientists 96–97 D-Index: 117 scientists 98–99 D-Index: 107 scientists 100–101 D-Index: 88 scientists 102–103 D-Index: 85 scientists 104–105 D-Index: 68 scientists 106–107 D-Index: 62 scientists 108–109 D-Index: 57 scientists 110–111 D-Index: 45 scientists 112–113 D-Index: 49 scientists 114–115 D-Index: 50 scientists 116–117 D-Index: 34 scientists 118–119 D-Index: 38 scientists 120–121 D-Index: 37 scientists 122–123 D-Index: 29 scientists 124–125 D-Index: 28 scientists 126–127 D-Index: 24 scientists 128–129 D-Index: 33 scientists 130–131 D-Index: 28 scientists 132–133 D-Index: 21 scientists 134–135 D-Index: 20 scientists 136–137 D-Index: 23 scientists 138–139 D-Index: 17 scientists 140–141 D-Index: 12 scientists 142–143 D-Index: 17 scientists 144–145 D-Index: 21 scientists 146–147 D-Index: 13 scientists 148–149 D-Index: 11 scientists 150–151 D-Index: 14 scientists 152–153 D-Index: 13 scientists 154–155 D-Index: 9 scientists 156–157 D-Index: 10 scientists 158–159 D-Index: 7 scientists 160–161 D-Index: 4 scientists 162–163 D-Index: 4 scientists 164 D-Index: 3 scientists 165+ D-Index: 98 scientists
40–41 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 61 D-Index — 48th percentile

48% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

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Number of Materials Science scientists by D-index, Research.com 2026 ranking edition. Based on 12,847 ranked scientists.
D-Index Scientists This scientist
40–41 211
42–43 450
44–45 612
46–47 612
48–49 598
50–51 657
52–53 667
54–55 621
56–57 597
58–59 610
60–61 587 61
62–63 606
64–65 533
66–67 490
68–69 469
70–71 378
72–73 421
74–75 359
76–77 323
78–79 299
80–81 230
82–83 210
84–85 195
86–87 203
88–89 175
90–91 175
92–93 142
94–95 121
96–97 117
98–99 107
100–101 88
102–103 85
104–105 68
106–107 62
108–109 57
110–111 45
112–113 49
114–115 50
116–117 34
118–119 38
120–121 37
122–123 29
124–125 28
126–127 24
128–129 33
130–131 28
132–133 21
134–135 20
136–137 23
138–139 17
140–141 12
142–143 17
144–145 21
146–147 13
148–149 11
150–151 14
152–153 13
154–155 9
156–157 10
158–159 7
160–161 4
162–163 4
164 3
165+ 98
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Overview

Drew Higgins is a researcher affiliated with McMaster University in Canada, specializing in energy, engineering, and materials science. Their scholarly output includes a focus on sustainable and advanced technologies within these domains, particularly related to electrocatalysis, battery development, and energy conversion processes.

The primary fields of study for Higgins encompass:

  • Energy
  • Engineering
  • Materials Science

Within these areas, the researcher's subfields of study include:

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Their main topics of work reflect emphasis on energy-related catalyst and battery technologies:

  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Advancements in Battery Materials

Higgins has collaborated frequently with other researchers, with notable repeated co-authors including:

  • Ahmed Abdellah
  • Thomas F. Jaramillo
  • Fatma Ismail
  • Navid Noor
  • Storm Gourley

Their publications have appeared in a range of scientific venues, with multiple contributions to conferences and journals such as:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • The Journal of Physical Chemistry C
  • ACS Catalysis
  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Functional Materials

Examples of recent scientific papers authored or co-authored by Higgins include:

  • "Zinc-ion batteries for stationary energy storage", 2023, Joule
  • "Understanding the Origin of Highly Selective CO2 Electroreduction to CO on Ni,N-doped Carbon Catalysts", 2020, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Tuning Two-Electron Oxygen-Reduction Pathways for H2O2 Electrosynthesis via Engineering Atomically Dispersed Single Metal Site Catalysts", 2022, Advanced Materials
  • "Selective reduction of CO to acetaldehyde with CuAg electrocatalysts", 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "In Situ Formation of Nano Ni-Co Oxyhydroxide Enables Water Oxidation Electrocatalysts Durable at High Current Densities", 2021, Advanced Materials

Best Publications

  • What would it take for renewably powered electrosynthesis to displace petrochemical processes

    Phil De Luna;Phil De Luna;Phil De Luna;Christopher Hahn;Christopher Hahn;Drew Higgins;Drew Higgins;Drew Higgins;Shaffiq A. Jaffer

  • A review on non-precious metal electrocatalysts for PEM fuel cells

    Zhongwei Chen;Drew Higgins;Aiping Yu;Lei Zhang

  • Direct atomic-level insight into the active sites of a high-performance PGM-free ORR catalyst.

    Hoon T. Chung;David A. Cullen;Drew Higgins;Brian T. Sneed

  • A review of graphene and graphene oxide sponge: material synthesis and applications to energy and the environment

    Victor Chabot;Drew Higgins;Aiping Yu;Xingcheng Xiao

  • Gas-Diffusion Electrodes for Carbon Dioxide Reduction: A New Paradigm

    Drew Higgins;Drew Higgins;Christopher Hahn;Christopher Hahn;Chengxiang Xiang;Thomas F. Jaramillo;Thomas F. Jaramillo

  • The application of graphene and its composites in oxygen reduction electrocatalysis: a perspective and review of recent progress

    Drew Higgins;Pouyan Zamani;Aiping Yu;Zhongwei Chen

  • Functionalized Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Membrane for Low Humidity and High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

    Hadis Zarrin;Drew Higgins;Yu Jun;Yu Jun;Zhongwei Chen

  • Highly active and durable core-corona structured bifunctional catalyst for rechargeable metal-air battery application.

    Zhu Chen;Aiping Yu;Drew Higgins;Hui Li

  • Electrochemical Carbon Monoxide Reduction on Polycrystalline Copper: Effects of Potential, Pressure, and pH on Selectivity toward Multicarbon and Oxygenated Products

    Lei Wang;Stephanie A. Nitopi;Erlend Bertheussen;Marat Orazov

  • Highly Active Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanotubes for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Fuel Cell Applications

    Zhu Chen;Drew Higgins;Haisheng Tao;Ryan S. Hsu

  • Designing Boron Nitride Islands in Carbon Materials for Efficient Electrochemical Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide

    Shucheng Chen;Zhihua Chen;Samira Siahrostami;Drew Higgins

  • Nitrogen doped carbon nanotubes and their impact on the oxygen reduction reaction in fuel cells

    Zhu Chen;Drew Higgins;Zhongwei Chen

  • Engineering Cu surfaces for the electrocatalytic conversion of CO2: Controlling selectivity toward oxygenates and hydrocarbons

    Christopher Hahn;Christopher Hahn;Toru Hatsukade;Youn-Geun Kim;Arturas Vailionis

  • Zinc-ion batteries for stationary energy storage

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  • Multifunctional TiO2–C/MnO2 Core–Double-Shell Nanowire Arrays as High-Performance 3D Electrodes for Lithium Ion Batteries

    Jin-Yun Liao;Drew Higgins;Gregory Lui;Victor Chabot

  • Defective Carbon-Based Materials for the Electrochemical Synthesis of Hydrogen Peroxide

    Shucheng Chen;Zhihua Chen;Samira Siahrostami;Taeho Roy Kim

  • Free-Standing Layer-By-Layer Hybrid Thin Film of Graphene-MnO2 Nanotube as Anode for Lithium Ion Batteries

    Aiping Yu;Hey Woong Park;Aaron Davies;Drew C Higgins

  • Biologically inspired highly durable iron phthalocyanine catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells.

    Wenmu Li;Aiping Yu;Drew C. Higgins;Bernard G. Llanos

  • Tuning Two‐Electron Oxygen‐Reduction Pathways for H2O2 Electrosynthesis via Engineering Atomically Dispersed Single Metal Site Catalysts

    Unknown

  • Development and Simulation of Sulfur-doped Graphene Supported Platinum with Exemplary Stability and Activity Towards Oxygen Reduction

    Drew Higgins;Ariful Hoque;Min Ho Seo;Rongyue Wang

  • Metal-organic framework-derived bamboo-like nitrogen-doped graphene tubes as an active matrix for hybrid oxygen-reduction electrocatalysts.

    Qing Li;Hengyu Pan;Drew Higgins;Ruiguo Cao

  • In Situ Polymer Graphenization Ingrained with Nanoporosity in a Nitrogenous Electrocatalyst Boosting the Performance of Polymer‐Electrolyte‐Membrane Fuel Cells

    Xiaogang Fu;Pouyan Zamani;Ja-Yeon Choi;Fathy M. Hassan

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhongwei Chen
Zhongwei Chen University of Waterloo
Thomas F. Jaramillo
Thomas F. Jaramillo Stanford University
Christopher Hahn
Christopher Hahn Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Gang Wu
Gang Wu Washington University in St. Louis
Aiping Yu
Aiping Yu University of Waterloo
Jens K. Nørskov
Jens K. Nørskov Technical University of Denmark
Qing Li
Qing Li Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Xingcheng Xiao
Xingcheng Xiao General Motors (United States)
Piotr Zelenay
Piotr Zelenay Los Alamos National Laboratory
Fritz B. Prinz
Fritz B. Prinz Stanford University

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